At this point in To Kill a Mockingbird, life is pretty calm, as usual in the sleepy southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Scout and her brother Jeremy “Jem” Finch spend their days exploring the fields and woodlands around their home, carefree and happy. Scout is very rowdy. When her first school year begins, all Scout wants to do is please her teacher. Her plans to impress fail when she defends a poor classmate, Walter Cunningham, from their teacher, Miss Caroline, who insisted on buying Walter a lunch.
These details that may seem far-fetched to the reader, however, seem very real to the child. Sylvia set off one June morning in hopes to accomplish her goal of climbing the pine tree in order to see the ocean. She begins by making her way up an adjacent oak tree, from which she “made the dangerous pass from one tree to the other” (line 31). Sylvia uses all of her strength to hold on because she knows that one false step could send her crashing into the ground below. She is described as a “harmless housebreaker” (line 27) to the squirrels and birds whom have made the tree their home.
The narrator portrays life in Jonesville-on-the-Grande to be routine and perhaps somewhat boring. Paredes introduces Chonita to the story as a young girl stricken with poverty who symbolizes Mexican-American children and their struggles. The reader can easily visualize Chonita as being poor and deprived as the narrator describes her as “dirty and scrawny” (page 488). The narrator is a friend of Chonita’s. He, along with all of the children in Jonesville-on-the-Grande goes to the fence at Fort Jones and listens to Chonita’s speeches daily.
Clarisse McClellan is a 17 year old girl who moved into a home near Guy Montag’s house. Clarisse is an outgoing, cheerful, unorthodox girl who is out casted by society for her “odd” ways. She liked to hike and smell the flowers, which was considered practically against the law. Clarisse and Montag really hit it off when they first met. She told Guy her thoughts on the world, such as, “I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly.” Or, “Have you ever heard
“The Chrysanthemums” Major themes in this literary masterpiece include marriage, loneliness and self-expression (Biography). Steinbeck uses a young wife’s love for gardening and her care for her precious Chrysanthemums to symbolize her femininity as well as her broken marriage (Symbolism). Elisa Allen is introduced to the reader as a thirty-five year old wife and avid gardener. She is married to Henry Allen and together they live seemingly peaceful, quiet ranching lives in the valleys of California. Her physical appearance is described as hard working and somewhat rough.
The movie Akeelah and the Bee by Doug Atchison, set in modern day California, is the heart-warming tale of eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson. Akeelah is discovered on the south-side of Los Angeles to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift for words takes
The story begins when Goodman Brown has to leave his beautiful wife, Faith, whose name is no accident, to go on a journey in the dark woods. Faith is a young, caring woman who wears pink ribbons in her hair, which symbolizes her youth and innocence. When Goodman Brown had to part from Faith he proclaimed, “Well, she’s a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night I’ll cling to her skirts and follow her to heaven (245).” Faith symbolizes Goodman Brown’s faith in God and goodness in the world. Like many weakened Christian believers, Goodman Brown has intentions of taking care of his faith once he returns from his journey in the woods, which describes his temptation with sin. His wife Faith portrays everything that is pure and holy to Goodman Brown.
Marie. L 1 PSY: 322 TUCK EVERLASTING Tuck Everlasting is about a girl named Winnie Foster. In her early teens, she grew up in a small rural town of Winesap. Her parents were so protective of her. She lived a life of boredom, frustration and longed for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
Function: Context: In The Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the forest to talk about their relationship, their struggles, and their future together. After they decided to leave town together and start a new life, Hester took off her scarlet letter and felt the burden of shame, guilt, and sadness leave her spirit. Her appearance becomes radiant and alive as her emotions become filled with happiness. The murkiness of the dark forest disappeared along with both Hester and Dimmesdale’s misery. Hester, who is overjoyed by the thought of her future with Dimmesdale, calls Pearl to Dimmesdale.
Funny Face by Rozanna Lilley – Poem Analysis Title: At first the title “Funny Face”, gives us the impression of a poem full of fun and humour. But after reading the poem, we get a totally different way of seeing the titel. We get a sens of the funny face being something the girls of the pageant put on to satisfying the judgeses and the mothers. It is the only way these young girls can stand to do the pageants for the sake of their mothers. Settings: Funny face mainly takes place in a place called Garden City, I think that Garden City is what they call a special place in their backyard, since it is called ‘Garden’ City, it a place where they come to have fun.